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| An American consul in Riga examined Russian-American mathematician Jacob Tamarkin in analytic geometry in order to verify his identity. |
| The Terminal Classic Puuc Maya site of Sayil (pictured) in Mexico is known for its terraced palace that gives the impression of a three-story building. |
| French artist Henri Félix Emmanuel Philippoteaux and his son Paul created a cyclorama of the 1863 Battle of Gettysburg that drew over half a million viewers within a year of its premiere. |
| The NYPD has charged four men with attempting to blow up two Bronx synagogues and shoot down military aircraft. |
| The 2003 Armenian presidential election was the first in the Commonwealth of Independent States where an incumbent president had failed to be re-elected in the first round. |
| Since Zaynab bint Khuzayma died shortly after her marriage, less is known about her than any of Muhammad's other wives. |
| "Company Picnic", which aired on NBC on May 14, 2009, was the 100th episode of the comedy series, The Office. |
| The turret of the LT vz. 34 light tank could be disconnected from its gearing and rotated using the commander's shoulder. |
| About 12 plays into his NFL career Charles Fisher tore three ligaments in his knee and never played in another game. |
| The figures on the Gonzaga Cameo (pictured) were identified as Alexander the Great and Olympias, Germanicus and Agrippina the Elder, Nero and Agrippina the Younger, and many other famous couples of antiquity. |
| press agent Lee Solters had Pope John Paul II made an honorary Harlem Globetrotter, represented Frank Sinatra for decades and claimed to have known client Dolly Parton "since she was flat-chested". |
| The battle of Ancona was the only independent operation of the Polish II Corps in World War II. |
| James Annesley, an Irishman, was kidnapped by his uncle and shipped to America to work as a slave in the plantations, before returning in 1741 to try to claim the title "Earl of Anglesey". |
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